diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c b/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
index e8afab93..c2e7e47c 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
@@ -571,6 +571,16 @@ static void cmd_quote(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 	irc_send_cmd(server, data);
 }
 
+/* SYNTAX: RAWQUOTE <data> */
+static void cmd_rawquote(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail(data != NULL);
+	if (server == NULL || !IS_IRC_SERVER(server))
+		cmd_return_error(CMDERR_NOT_CONNECTED);
+
+	irc_send_cmd_full(server, data, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
+}
+
 static void cmd_wall_hash(gpointer key, NICK_REC *nick, GSList **nicks)
 {
 	if (nick->op) *nicks = g_slist_append(*nicks, nick);
@@ -1045,6 +1055,7 @@ void irc_commands_init(void)
 	/* SYNTAX: USERHOST <nicks> */
 	command_bind("userhost", NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) command_self);
 	command_bind("quote", NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_quote);
+	command_bind("rawquote", NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_rawquote);
 	command_bind("wall", NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_wall);
 	command_bind("wait", NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_wait);
 	/* SYNTAX: WALLOPS <message> */
@@ -1118,6 +1129,7 @@ void irc_commands_deinit(void)
 	command_unbind("uping", (SIGNAL_FUNC) command_self);
 	command_unbind("userhost", (SIGNAL_FUNC) command_self);
 	command_unbind("quote", (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_quote);
+	command_unbind("rawquote", (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_rawquote);
 	command_unbind("wall", (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_wall);
 	command_unbind("wait", (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_wait);
 	command_unbind("wallops", (SIGNAL_FUNC) command_1self);
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc.c b/src/irc/core/irc.c
index c894adc5..7af48fe2 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc.c
@@ -42,25 +42,32 @@ static int signal_server_incoming;
 #  define MAX_SOCKET_READS 5
 #endif
 
-static void cmd_send(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *cmd, int send_now, int immediate)
+/* The core of the irc_send_cmd* functions. If `raw' is TRUE, the `cmd'
+   won't be checked at all if it's 512 bytes or not, or if it contains
+   line feeds or not. Use with extreme caution! */
+void irc_send_cmd_full(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *cmd,
+		       int send_now, int immediate, int raw)
 {
-	char str[513], *ptr;
+	char str[513];
 	int len;
 
+	len = strlen(cmd);
 	server->cmdcount++;
 
 	if (send_now)
 		rawlog_output(server->rawlog, cmd);
 
-	/* just check that we don't send any longer commands than 512 bytes.. */
-	strncpy(str, cmd, 510);
-	len = strlen(cmd);
-	if (len > 510) len = 510;
-	str[len++] = 13; str[len++] = 10; str[len] = '\0';
+	if (!raw) {
+		/* check that we don't send any longer commands
+		   than 512 bytes. also add the line feed. */
+		strncpy(str, cmd, 510);
+		if (len > 510) len = 510;
+		str[len++] = 13; str[len++] = 10; str[len] = '\0';
+                cmd = str;
+	}
 
-	ptr = str;
 	if (send_now) {
-		if (net_sendbuffer_send(server->handle, str, len) == -1) {
+		if (net_sendbuffer_send(server->handle, cmd, len) == -1) {
 			/* something bad happened */
 			server->connection_lost = TRUE;
 			server_disconnect(SERVER(server));
@@ -72,11 +79,9 @@ static void cmd_send(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *cmd, int send_now, int
 	}
 
 	/* add to queue */
-        ptr = g_strdup(ptr);
-	if (!immediate)
-		server->cmdqueue = g_slist_append(server->cmdqueue, ptr);
-	else
-		server->cmdqueue = g_slist_prepend(server->cmdqueue, ptr);
+	server->cmdqueue = immediate ?
+		g_slist_prepend(server->cmdqueue, g_strdup(cmd)) :
+		g_slist_append(server->cmdqueue, g_strdup(cmd));
 }
 
 /* Send command to IRC server */
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ void irc_send_cmd(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *cmd)
 		(server->cmdcount < server->max_cmds_at_once ||
 		 server->cmd_queue_speed <= 0);
 
-        cmd_send(server, cmd, send_now, FALSE);
+        irc_send_cmd_full(server, cmd, send_now, FALSE, FALSE);
 }
 
 /* Send command to IRC server */
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ void irc_send_cmd_now(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *cmd)
 	g_return_if_fail(cmd != NULL);
 	if (server == NULL) return;
 
-        cmd_send(server, cmd, TRUE, TRUE);
+        irc_send_cmd_full(server, cmd, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE);
 }
 
 static char *split_nicks(const char *cmd, char **pre, char **nicks, char **post, int arg)
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc.h b/src/irc/core/irc.h
index 7eacca7a..c4e4ed10 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc.h
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc.h
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ void irc_send_cmd_split(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *cmd,
 /* Send command to server immediately bypassing all flood protections
    and queues. */
 void irc_send_cmd_now(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *cmd);
+/* The core of the irc_send_cmd* functions. If `raw' is TRUE, the `cmd'
+   won't be checked at all if it's 512 bytes or not, or if it contains
+   line feeds or not. Use with extreme caution! */
+void irc_send_cmd_full(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *cmd,
+		       int send_now, int immediate, int raw);
 
 #include "commands.h" /* contains the generic PARAM_FLAG_xxx defines */